Container.



4 H. P. BALL.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. l0. I915.

1,2@%,571. Patented A r.10,1917.

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HENRY PRICE BALL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 S. STERNAU db CU., A COPARTNEBSHIP COMPOSED OF SIGM-UND STERNAU & LIONEL STRASSBURGEE, OF

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CONTAINER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Pinon BALL, a citizen of the United States, resident of borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Container, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in containers or stoves for containing and burning solid fuel and has for its objects:

First: To combine a stove and container, said container being adapted to be used in different situations with stands or supports.

Second: To reduce the expense of manufactu re.

Third: To prevent leakage due to expansion or contraction of the contents of the lamp.

These and further objects will more fully appear from the following specification and accompanying drawings, considered together or separately.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a container embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view partly in elevation and partly in section of the same, said section being taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom view;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a container embodying my invention combined with a stand;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view'thereof taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a side View, partly .in section, of a container embodying my invention, combined with a different form of stand;

damper or regulator;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of stillanother form of stand, said container in this embodiment.-

of the invention being provided with a Fig. 8 is a sectional view on theline 8-8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the lines 9, 9 of Fig. 10 of a container embodying my invention, which shows another form of stand; and

Fig. 10 is a side view of the same.

In all views, like parts are designated by the same reference characters.

My improved container has a body 1. It is preferably made of sheet metal. This body is provided with a circular upper end- 2. Adjacent to the edge of-this end 2 is a circular seat 3. This seat is adapted to re- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. to, rare.

Application filed December 10, 1915. Serial Ito. 66,041.

ceive a circular cover 4. The cover is adapted to make a close fit with the seat so that a tlght joint will be produced and the cover will beheld in place by friction. The cover 1s preferably proyided with a circular flange 5 by means of which it maybe removed. Within the body is a mass 6 of solid fuel. Preferably I employ what is known as solid alcohol. The cover when in place prevents the escape and the evaporation of the alcohol. When it is removed the alcohol may be ignited and it will burn, the flame passing out through the circular seat 3. Preferably this circular seat is made as large as possible so that an opening of the maximum size is produced.

The sides of the container below the upper end are made non-circular. This non-circularity may be obtained by making a plurality of depressions 7- extending parallel with the longitudinal axis of the container. These depressions may be, of any number or shape, and, as shown, they, extend from the bottom of the receptacle and do not extend beyond its upper edge. The len h of these depressions may be varied. Pre erably they merge or taper into the cylindrical upper end of the body, as shown. The bottom of the container is preferably made with a circular depression 8, although v such is not essential.

The body-of the container may be made of a single piece of sheet metal, drawn or stamped to shape. The depressions 7 or other form of non-circularity may be made at the time the body is being formed to its ultimate shape. Preferably the upper edge is made separately, as shown, but such is not essential.

This container is preferably made in small sizes so that it may be employed for heatingculinary articles, chafing dishes, cofiee or tea pots and the like.

' Figs. 4 and 5 show a useful adaptation of my improved container. A stand is formed of sheet metal in two parts (a and b) which may, when-not in use, be nested together and with the container. Each part is provided with a plurality of legs. In the center of each part is a circular opening, such openlocked particularl ment of the fins a with the depressions 7 will hold the three parts to ether. They will be e ectively together if the upper parts 0 the depressions taper or merge into the. circular upper end of the container, as shown. The lamp being pushed into contact with the ears or fins will act with wedge effect upon them, locking the parts together. Such a container and stand form a rigid unitary structure and articles to be heated may be supported upon the legs of the art a.

Fig. 6 shows the utilization of my improved container with an improved stand. In this stand the container is ada ted to be raised or lowered so that the flame is brought into more or less intimate contact with the bottom of the utensil to be heated and the flame thereby regulated. This stand comprises a frame d having a plate 6 with a c1rcular opening therein adapted to permit the container to pass through. ThlS plate e is provided with fins or cars e adapted to engage with the depressions 7 of the container. This will permit the container to be raised or lowered, but not rotated. The container is supported within a pan f, said pan also having ears or projections which engage with one or more of the depressions 7 so that this pan will not rotate. The pan.

. is provided on its lower face with one or more cams 9. These cams rest upon a bar h which is supported upon axis 2', such axis being mounted upon the frame d. By rotating the bar 72, the latter engaging with the cams g will raise or lower the pan f and with it the container, the depressions 7 of the latter preventing it from rotating.

Figs. 7 and 8 show a utilization of my invention in connection with a heat regulator. In this utilization of the invention the container is supported upon a base 7'. This base is provided with one or more fins I: ada ted to enter one or more of the depressions of the container and prevent it from being rotated. The upper part of the container is provided with a ring Z, upon which are mounted one or more dampers m by means of pivots n. These dampers are provided with handles 0, 0, by means of which they may be turned upon the pivots. By opening or closing the damper the. amount of heat given off by the container will be regulated. The engagement of the fin k with the depression 7 prevents rotation of the container while the damper is being moved.

Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate a utilization of my improved container in connection with a folding stand. This stand is provided with a plurality of legs p adapted to engage with These legs are secured together by means of pivots 9 so that the stand may be folded. The engagement of the legs with the depressions 7 of the container prevent the turning of the legs upon their pivots withconsequent collapsing-of'the stand. By making the legs snugly fit with the base of -the depressions it is necessary that the stand be fully expanddents caused by the container being introduced in the stand before the latter is fully expanded are prevented.

Engagement of the container with the stand in the different utilizations I have illustrated, is an advantage in that the con tainer will not rotate when in place, consequently a printed label containing instructlons for operation, or the trademark or advertising matter, will always be correctly disposed in relation to the stand. It is of importance, in exhibiting stocks of goods, to have the trademarks or labels on a number of containers all in the sameposition to produce the proper elfect; It is also of service in using the container so that the printed instructions or warnings to the operator can always be in the same position.

The depression 8 is of service in some situations in which the container may be employed, for example, in connection with the folding stand illustrated in my copending application for patent, Serial No. 878,879, although this depression is not essential. It frequently happens in use that the operator will extinguish the flame and replace the cover on the can before all of the alcohol in the container has been consumed. This will be done while the parts are still hot, resulting in the alcohol continuing to be volatilized from the residual heat. This causes a considerable pressure within the body of the can and thereby places strains on the various members of the can and on the joints. I overcome any deleterious results from this expansion and contraction by providing resilient means in the form of the depressions 7 in the body, which permit the body to readjust itself to changes in expansion and contraction due to change in temperature, and thereby prevents leaks, cracks or 'broken seams due to portions. of the body becoming fatigued locally.

Another advantage of the use of a grooved can is that should it be placed in proximity to a heated surface such as a radiator or a lamp there would be some parts of the can, i. e. the bases of the grooves, somewhat removed from the heat and the contents would not melt as rapidly as if the grooves were not the diameter bounded by the depressed portions and in-order to get the proper quantity in the receptacle, the slug must be made taller than the can. When a slug is placed within a can, and melted by the application of a gentle heat, the spaces between the depressions will be filled by the material which extended above to top of the can, and

As a new article of manufacture, a container adapted to carry a fuel and to be detachably secured to a suitable holder to constitute therewith a lamp, said container being formed of a material and constructed to resist damage thereof by heat, and a cover for normally inclosing the contents of the container adapted to be opened to expose a flame opening, the body of the container being contoured to present approximately longitudinally disposed internal and external relatively raised and depressed portions, adapted to allow for expansion and contraction and constituting in part holder engaging means.

This specification signed and witnessed this ninth day of Dec, 1915.

HENRY PRICE BALL. 

